According to the annual prices determined by the Presidency of Religious Affairs according to minimum conditions, the monthly expenditure of a family of four is calculated as 2760 TL.
For the year 2019, the special form of islamic alms-charity determined as 23 TL which has been shown to be the minimum wage earners to earn a living with 2020 TL. According to the calculations made by the Diyanet, the minimum wage was below the minimum conditions.
“There is a contradiction“
Economy expert Şevket Tezel stated that there was a contradiction between the 23-TL Zakat al-Fitrah rate and the minimum wage.
"There is a contradiction in all minimum wage increases between 2016 and 2019. For example, considering the 30 days of a four-person low-income family who will spend Ramadan only with the mere day, the amount that will be paid for food only per month will be TL 2760. However, the minimum wage, which is the lowest wage at which a worker can be employed, in essence, claims to meet the basic needs of the individual such as food, shelter, heating and transportation. Unfortunately, conditions in Turkey is not the case," he said.
Social Security Specialist Mustafa İşcan pointed out the minimum wage figures.
"The minimum wage is net at 1880 TL. This is a net wage of 2116 TL when we include the AGI, which is paid to a family of four and has a wife who does not work. When a family of 4 is calculated, the earnings per person is approximately 17,5 TL. When we look at the set price of 23 TL, the Presidency of Religious Affairs thought of minimum conditions and thought more mercifully. According to the rate of fit calculated by the Diyanet, the minimum daily drinking cost of a family of 4 is 92 TL. However, the minimum daily salary of a minimum wage of 4 people is 70 TL. This shows the wrong in terms of the minimum wage," he said.